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washington journal continues. host: joining us on indianapolis is doug wissing, author of "funding and the enemy." we are talking about afghanistan and the end game. first, the title of your book that you wrote this year, how u.s. taxpayers bankrolled the taliban, remind us of what you were right thing? -- were writing. guest: i am sorry. i'm getting feedback in my earphone. if you could come off my audio, thank you. when i was imbedded with u.s. soldiers in afghanistan, i began to realize that the soldiers were trying to explain to me that there was a toxics system that was connecting distracted american officials, -- i'm sorry, i'm back to getting this in my ear phone. host: we will see if they can fix it. if you can try to continue, we will try to fix it. guest: there was a toxic network, hearing myself twice simply does not work. there was a toxic network that was connecting distracted american officials, u.s. corporations, military- industrial and development and industrial complex corporations, corrupt afgha
washington journal continues. host: joining us on indianapolis is doug wissing, author of "funding and the enemy." we are talking about afghanistan and the end game. first, the title of your book that you wrote this year, how u.s. taxpayers bankrolled the taliban, remind us of what you were right thing? -- were writing. guest: i am sorry. i'm getting feedback in my earphone. if you could come off my audio, thank you. when i was imbedded with u.s. soldiers in afghanistan, i began to...
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"washington journal" is next . host: good morning and welcome to washington journal on this tuesday, october 2, 2012. president obama and former governor mitt romney are in final preparations for tomorrow night's debate at the university of denver, the first time the candidates will square off in the race for the white house. c-span will air the debate live tomorrow night. we would like to hear what your plans are for tomorrow night's debate. why would you be watching or by night? here are the numbers to call -- -- why will you be watching or why not? you can also join the conversation on social media. send us a tweet or join the conversation on facebook. you can also e-mail us. the "washington times looks at presidential debates, who watches and what they gain for it -- from it. we would like to hear from you this morning, your take on watching presidential debates and this one in particular happening tomorrow. here is the headline from the denver post -- the school is getting ready for the national spotlight as i
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there's no consensus in washington. but people are doing similar things and recognition that what we're doing now isn't working. we have to change. great, we've gotten that far. but when you take the next step and say, we all have to change, what do we change to, it falls apart? it will be a tough year. and this problem is going to be harder to solve. some people would say an election year probably isn't the best year to try to get major legislation. in retrospect, i would agree with them. but we're facing this growing problem. and we will not be able to fix it and take new legislation. >> we're interested in getting you involve in this discussion. many of you regularly communicate with us by the internet using facebook and twitter. the topic this morning is a growing threat, cybersecurity threat to individuals and whether or not washington should have a role, whether or not it belongs to the commercial community to have the responsibility. how those forces interact together. we like to hear your questions or comments.
there's no consensus in washington. but people are doing similar things and recognition that what we're doing now isn't working. we have to change. great, we've gotten that far. but when you take the next step and say, we all have to change, what do we change to, it falls apart? it will be a tough year. and this problem is going to be harder to solve. some people would say an election year probably isn't the best year to try to get major legislation. in retrospect, i would agree with them. but...
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"washington journal" continues. host: dan schnur is the co- founder of no labels. your organization has been going through the branches of government in washington and looking for ways you think they can be improved on. what is wrong with the presidency? guest: first of all, i want to make it clear to your viewers that we are not targeting this president or any other individual was held the office. rather, the structure of the presidency and the executive branch. we think it could stand some reforms, just as we think congress could stand some reforms also. we do not come at this unnecessarily from the left or the right. what we want to see is government functioning more effectively than it currently does. what that means is a lot of things, " what it means in particular is getting the parties to work together more effectively, getting the leaders of both parties to engage in more ongoing conversations with the american people. we have a multi point plan, which i will shamelessly plug now, called "make the presidency
"washington journal" continues. host: dan schnur is the co- founder of no labels. your organization has been going through the branches of government in washington and looking for ways you think they can be improved on. what is wrong with the presidency? guest: first of all, i want to make it clear to your viewers that we are not targeting this president or any other individual was held the office. rather, the structure of the presidency and the executive branch. we think it could...
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"the washington post" front page in republican contest today of upheaval. and in "usa today," gop race shaking up before the south carolina primary. the question to you this morning is whether or not any of these events yesterday will have an important effect on the race going forward. we have a line this morning for south carolina residents. and if you'll tell us if you're going to vote tomorrow and what your vote might be if you made up your mind. let's begin with governor perry's decision to drop out of the race. we'll listen to what he had to say in his endorsement. >> as i contemplated the future of this campaign, i have come to the conclusion there is no viable path forward for me in this 2012 campaign. therefore, today, i'm suspending my campaign and endorsing newt gingrich for president of the united states. i believe newt is a conservative visionary who can transform our country. we've had our differences, which campaigns will inevitably have. and newt is not perfect, but who among us is? the fact is, there is forgiveness for those who seek god. >>
"the washington post" front page in republican contest today of upheaval. and in "usa today," gop race shaking up before the south carolina primary. the question to you this morning is whether or not any of these events yesterday will have an important effect on the race going forward. we have a line this morning for south carolina residents. and if you'll tell us if you're going to vote tomorrow and what your vote might be if you made up your mind. let's begin with governor...
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this is from today's "washington post." that is "the washington post" this morning in a different view from "the wall street journal." that is from today's "wall street journal" editorial page. mary is waiting on the democratic line in fargo, north dakota, good morning. caller: i am very sorry for what has happened in colorado. the only thing i want to say is i am uncomfortable with the country because of the way the government runs it and they are a bunch of hypocrites and i am concerned that we're always trying to figure out the way to fund wars and we have been over in afghanistan and we went over to iraq and i think we should get our house in order before we are running off and figuring out how we can get in war with other countries. this young man is a product of our six society. i think we should start taking care of our own people first. that's all i can say. i am very, very sorry. host: thanks very much. here are a couple of weeks -- we will go to the republican line with steve in wisconsin. good morning. what can s
this is from today's "washington post." that is "the washington post" this morning in a different view from "the wall street journal." that is from today's "wall street journal" editorial page. mary is waiting on the democratic line in fargo, north dakota, good morning. caller: i am very sorry for what has happened in colorado. the only thing i want to say is i am uncomfortable with the country because of the way the government runs it and they are a...
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"washington journal" continues. host: as congress wraps up business we are checking in with congressman jim mcdermott, a member of the house ways and means committee. thanks for joining us. guest: my pleasure. host: one story that got our attention this past week is a report from the american association of medical colleges, estimating that by 2015, the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than are needed. guest: it is a huge problem. you have retirement. people get old and they'd say they are not going to practice medicine anymore. it is harder and harder for kids school.o medical and we have not expanded our classes enough in medical school to deal with the expanding population. we are going to implement a bill where we take 30 million people who have not had help care before and give them access to the system. it is estimated by 2020 that we will be short 45,000 primary care doctors. so we have a number of very near-term problems that we have to start dealing with. host: and primary care physicians over the nex
"washington journal" continues. host: as congress wraps up business we are checking in with congressman jim mcdermott, a member of the house ways and means committee. thanks for joining us. guest: my pleasure. host: one story that got our attention this past week is a report from the american association of medical colleges, estimating that by 2015, the country will have 62,900 fewer doctors than are needed. guest: it is a huge problem. you have retirement. people get old and they'd...
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up next [video clip] on [video clip] "washington journal" host: good morning and welcome to the "washington journal" on this april 18. here are the headlines. it is day three of the capitol hill senate -- spending scandal. also, for democrats will unveil their 2013 budget proposal. on the campaign trail, mitt romney heads to charlotte, north carolina ahead of the national convention. we will be covering it all here on c-span. first, let's get your take on the gsa/ secret service situation. the number to call for our republican line is 202-737-0002. the number to call for our democrat line is 202-737-0001. the number to call for our independent line is 202-628- 0205. also, you can post your comments and send your questions via e-mail, a printer, and a facebook. "usa begin with today's today." it goes on to say that peter king, who heads up the house, says there is no reason to believe that national security has been compromised or that the president's security was ever affected. that could mean they were not in their rooms when recognized. it goes on to say that it is unclear how long the in
up next [video clip] on [video clip] "washington journal" host: good morning and welcome to the "washington journal" on this april 18. here are the headlines. it is day three of the capitol hill senate -- spending scandal. also, for democrats will unveil their 2013 budget proposal. on the campaign trail, mitt romney heads to charlotte, north carolina ahead of the national convention. we will be covering it all here on c-span. first, let's get your take on the gsa/ secret...
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the washington post has a story -- dana ways in on the washington post editorial piece -- let's go to pueblo, colorado, carole, a republican callers waiting in on whether states should receive bailout money. caller: i think most states have contempt for the federal government until they need something. the federal government should provide accounting expertise and advice only and help look for corruption and waste. a lot of states don't have a state tax. in texas, that's a good example of that. state and local governments tend to be less transparent. there's more crony capitalism. cannot be trusted with federal money. often the taxes are not paid on public land. that seems to be fine with many states. it would go along way in helping them with their budget problems. host: here's an e-mail from richard in minneapolis -- woodstock, new york, michael, democrat line. go ahead. caller: first time i ever got through in 10 years. host: thanks for calling. caller: well, after 10 years. i am a man in his 60s that graduated college in 1975. i can even tell you a particular article that was in t
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somehow washington never gets the message. and here we are 30 years later on the brink of another crisis on new year's eve still addicted to spending money. now, we are over $16 trillion in debt. president reagan's words and principles remain true today, and they were true when he said them. the problem is spending money. mr. speaker, the american people know this. why doesn't the federal government and congress understand it? why? because washington is obsessed with spending someone else's money. it's the arrogance of power that congress spends the people's money without regard to how this obsession affects those very people. when american families are in debt, they sacrifice, they cut spending, whether that means taking one less family vacation or fewer presents under the christmas tree. homes across the fruited plain are feeling the pain of the economic squeeze in their wall etc. and they adjust accordingly. -- wallets and they adjust accordingly. that's what happens when times are tough. families don't have a limited credi
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that is the "washington times." let me show you the "washington post" headline on early voting. g.o.p. improve its showing in early voting. republicans performing better than in 2008 though still lag lined democrats in -- behind democrats in nevada, iowa, north carolina, florida, et cetera. the battle ground states which is our focus and has been on the "washington journal" looking at those nine swing states. deep dive into the states talking to people on the ground there and what they will see on election night, what they can expect and what is the tenor of the campaigns in those states. we will continue with that today with a focus being on colorado coming up in about five minutes or so. we will keep taking your phone calls about the trust in government during natural disasters. hal is next from florida, republican. caller: i have lived on the beach all my life in florida and hurricanes have come through and we had to evacuate many times. i remember in hurricane dora when i was about 5 years old having to leave the house and the hurricane went through, destroyed homes, the gov
that is the "washington times." let me show you the "washington post" headline on early voting. g.o.p. improve its showing in early voting. republicans performing better than in 2008 though still lag lined democrats in -- behind democrats in nevada, iowa, north carolina, florida, et cetera. the battle ground states which is our focus and has been on the "washington journal" looking at those nine swing states. deep dive into the states talking to people on the...
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washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> are you better off than you were telling years ago? that is what the pew research center ask members of the middle class, and that is our question to you this morning on the "washington journal." here is the reuters results study. host: those are the headline results of the pew research center poll of the middle class. are you better off? that is our question. here is that we have a lot -- divided over lines this morning. $39,000 and under, if that is your annual income, we want to hear from you on 202-737-0001. our fourth line this morning is for those who make over 200 of $50,000 a year. 202-628-0184. you can contact us through social media. c-span.org/cspan if you'd like to make a comment on our facebook page. the candidates for president have been talking to the middle class, as you well know. here is a quick montage of them speaking. >> on issue after issue, there i
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he did not change the tone of washington. he did not make good on any of the promises he made coming into the white house. also remember for the first two years of his presidency, he had a huge majority in the house of democrats. he had a huge majority in the senate. at one point, it was even filibuster-proof. did he cut spending? no. he did not do any of these things. for the following two years, he still had a majority in the senate. things have gotten tougher for him in the house, but it is not like -- he ran everything. he ran the whole town. he could have gotten things done. the knock against him mitt romney made about how he put all his eggs into obamacare instead of fixing other things is a smart avenue. for people to turn this into race, i would argue those who think this is about race and people not liking somebody because of the color of their skin, i think those people should look in the mirror and ask themselves who is being racist, who is the one trying to bully an election based on the color of someone's skin. h
he did not change the tone of washington. he did not make good on any of the promises he made coming into the white house. also remember for the first two years of his presidency, he had a huge majority in the house of democrats. he had a huge majority in the senate. at one point, it was even filibuster-proof. did he cut spending? no. he did not do any of these things. for the following two years, he still had a majority in the senate. things have gotten tougher for him in the house, but it is...
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we are here in washington. the washington public schools are famous for not providing books on the first day of the school year. that was one of the frustrations in chicago. obviously, those issues have to be weighed against some of the policy issues we have been talking about. host: we have been talking to stephen sawchuk, assistant educator at education week. the chicago teachers' strike has come to an end. what does it mean moving forward for chicago and for the country? coming up on "washington journal," a discussion of the impact and the role of editorial cartoonists. we will be right back. >> lets look at what the emancipation proclamation act said. the proclamation freed insulate people in those states still in rebellion on january 1, 1863. it did not free everybody, just those states or parts of states still in rebellion. there were several places in the country where slavery still existed. there were parts of a virginia where the union army had a football -- foothold. slavery still existed. >> presiden
we are here in washington. the washington public schools are famous for not providing books on the first day of the school year. that was one of the frustrations in chicago. obviously, those issues have to be weighed against some of the policy issues we have been talking about. host: we have been talking to stephen sawchuk, assistant educator at education week. the chicago teachers' strike has come to an end. what does it mean moving forward for chicago and for the country? coming up on...
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our focus is in washington. yesterday, the president went to the pentagon -- actually, the first time the president has gone to the pentagon briefing room, and announced a shift in military strategy. we will be talking about that and showing you some of the finer points. tony capaccio of bloomberg news will help us understand some of the details. we would like to open our phone lines and talk to you about a leaner military in the future and your reaction. our line for independents. we also have a line for active- duty military and their families. good morning to you. all of the major papers have front page, a major headlines about the shift in military strategy. we have the bullet points. let me show those to you, so you can see in a nut shell the direction the president and pentagon leaders hope to take this in. first of all, $478 billion in cuts over 10 years. in addition to that, the major thrust is to end the two-war capability, which has been the post cold war strategy. next, the army and marines are likely
our focus is in washington. yesterday, the president went to the pentagon -- actually, the first time the president has gone to the pentagon briefing room, and announced a shift in military strategy. we will be talking about that and showing you some of the finer points. tony capaccio of bloomberg news will help us understand some of the details. we would like to open our phone lines and talk to you about a leaner military in the future and your reaction. our line for independents. we also have...
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"washington journal" continues. host: helen darling is the president and ceo of the national business group on health. guest: it is a membership of large employers including 65 of the fortune 100. 342 members. we work on health, health care, health policy from the point of view of large employers. we represent about 50 million employees, dependents, and retirees. host: what exactly did you want to find out and one of the main results? guest: we do a survey every year in the summer. that is the first time that large employers know what they will be doing for the subsequent year. they are dealing with the affordable care act, we wanted to know what they are doing but also how the yoke are coping with the affordable care act. those of the broad areas that we serve it about. host: what did you find out about cost/ guest: the bad news is that costs continues to rise. it is 7% for 2012 on a rising bis.e ase. of whack.it is way out it was a little higher before that. host: does the study looked at years beyond next year? g
"washington journal" continues. host: helen darling is the president and ceo of the national business group on health. guest: it is a membership of large employers including 65 of the fortune 100. 342 members. we work on health, health care, health policy from the point of view of large employers. we represent about 50 million employees, dependents, and retirees. host: what exactly did you want to find out and one of the main results? guest: we do a survey every year in the summer....
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"washington journal" next. host: good morning, it's wednesday, november 21. president obama returns to the white house this afternoon following his tour of asia. secretary clinton is on the ground in the mideast, meeting with israeli, egyptian, and palestinian officials in an effort to bring an end to the ongoing violence in the gaza strip. yesterday's fed chairman ben bernanke issued warnings to u.s. leaders negotiating over the so- called fiscal cliff about the serious financial impact looming on the horizon. that's where we begin this morning. how confident are you about the state of the u.s. economy? what steps are you taking to prepare for the potential impact if the u.s. goes off the fiscal cliff? give us a call this morning. you can also catch up with us on all your favorite social media sites, twitter or facebook. or e-mail us. thismorning to you on wednesday, november 21. we are talking about federal reserve chairman ben bernanke's comments yesterday about the fiscal cliff, and getting your thoughts on bthe u.s. economy. and this headline -- also, in
"washington journal" next. host: good morning, it's wednesday, november 21. president obama returns to the white house this afternoon following his tour of asia. secretary clinton is on the ground in the mideast, meeting with israeli, egyptian, and palestinian officials in an effort to bring an end to the ongoing violence in the gaza strip. yesterday's fed chairman ben bernanke issued warnings to u.s. leaders negotiating over the so- called fiscal cliff about the serious financial...
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as far as the president, i am tired of hearing everybody saying washington is dead and washington is asleep and washington cannot get along. the man has been attacked for four years. they say he is too passive. the minute he defends himself, all this gardof a sudden both ps cannot get along. host: maverick says -- austin, texas, bill, independence. caller: good morning. host: do they matter? matter.no, they don't i agree with the one guy that said conventions do matter. some americans are starting to wake up and see what politicians are really doing instead of what they say. without millions of dollars being put into these conventions and advertisements on the tv, from the taxpayers, that money should go back into the neighborhoods. people are still getting shot and there are still drug dealers. education and stuff like that, it does not make sense. they are focusing on the wrong things. all the money they're putting into all these conventions, they should put it back towards the people supporting them. host: what would you like to spend it on, bill? caller: i just want to see the mo
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"washington journal" is next. host: on this monday morning we want to get your take on the vice-presidential nominees jill biden and paul ryan and paul ryan. will they impact your votes in november? here are the numbers to call -- a couple other ways to get involved in the program, twitter and facebook. or you can send an e-mail. we look forward to talking to you. here's the front page of the new york times -- their first debate is wednesday, so they are laying low today. that gives us a chance to check in with you on the vice presidential candidates. here are some of the weekend's events with paul ryan and vice president biden on the weekend from the papers in florida. one headline -- and this story in the boston herald -- that the play on words to the new hampshire state motto. just a sprinkling of the weekend coverage. here's a piece on paul ryan and joseph biden. [video clip] >> they voted against extending the middle class tax cuts. why? because they were holding it hostage to make sure they could continue th
"washington journal" is next. host: on this monday morning we want to get your take on the vice-presidential nominees jill biden and paul ryan and paul ryan. will they impact your votes in november? here are the numbers to call -- a couple other ways to get involved in the program, twitter and facebook. or you can send an e-mail. we look forward to talking to you. here's the front page of the new york times -- their first debate is wednesday, so they are laying low today. that gives...
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first, this traffic from "the washington times." -- this graphic from "the washington times." host: yesterday, they reported "what you are looking at right now will cost $60 million per year to operate once the roughly $700 million project is complete. marking this spot will cost $4.5 million to $5 million annually. -- annually." tony, good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: you are on the air. how should we be marking this day? caller: as we have marked every anniversary of 9/11, morning the tragedy, but also hopefully one day get some serious investigative journalists to make sure that our government is not responsible for any type of terrorist attacks. blaming some faceless, nameless muslims for the war. host: the chicago tribune this morning, this headline, " attendance is light at safe haven sites, a key points of contention still unresolved. -- unresolved." that is this morning in "the chicago tribune." "the new york times" with their story, revealing a rift between unions and rohm emmanuel, a democrat and former chief of staff to president obama, raising the prospe
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"washington journal" continues. host: elsie barnes is on your screen and is a professor of political science joining us on our c-span school bus. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you. host: what is the role of virginia in this presidential race? guest: krajina is one of the swing states -- virginia is one of the swing states as evidenced by the number of visits candidates are making to the virginia area. they have been in and out of the hamilton area. virginians have many of the same concerns as people nationwide have -- jobs, taxes, debt. host: and president obama won in 2008.e back state back guest: president obama won the state by several points. i don't remember the exact percentage range. it was 56 points, i believe, to 43% for maccain. there abouts in that range. he won basically by winning significant portion of the youth vote. he won an overwhelming portion of the minority vote, the african-american vote. he did not do well among white males. he did very well in northern virginia. he did very well in h
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"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] host: welcome to "washington journal" this monday, january 30. president obama meets with the president of the republic of georgia this afternoon. later on the president and first lady will host a reception for the foreign diplomatic corps. this evening the president will do an interview with youtube and google-plus, as his staff bills it as the first completely virtual interview for the white house. the race for the nomination for the president heats up in a florida. both mitt romney and newt gingrich have rallies there today. a question for you this morning as you look at the republican field -- which candidate do you most relate to. which one shares your values or personal stories. who do you connect with? here are the numbers to call -- you can also e-mail us at journal@c-span.org -- we will take a look at the latest in the republican primary race but let us first look
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"the washington times." will go to the democrat line, charles from texas. caller: first, i have a question. this morning when i was watching the news, did i understand that congress is getting a raise next year? host: we will have a story on that later. caller: i think they should lead by example. they need to take a pay cut if we are taking pay cuts. we need to stop foreign aid all the way around. host: will that be enough to solve the debt problem? caller: know, there needs to be tax increases and spending cuts, but i do not think it has to come out of social security and medicare and medicaid. i think foreign aid and whistle spending, and i also think -- wasteful spending, and i also think that tax breaks are an entitlement because nobody gets them equally. host: i want to go from mike -- go to mike from the independent line. caller: i would like to say that this fiscal cliff is a charade. it is promoted by the media. it has nothing to do with fixing our economy. the president has had an opportunity to go
"the washington times." will go to the democrat line, charles from texas. caller: first, i have a question. this morning when i was watching the news, did i understand that congress is getting a raise next year? host: we will have a story on that later. caller: i think they should lead by example. they need to take a pay cut if we are taking pay cuts. we need to stop foreign aid all the way around. host: will that be enough to solve the debt problem? caller: know, there needs to be...
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"washington journal" is next. ♪ host: is the final push of campaign 2012. good morning, welcome to "washington journal" on this monday, november 5. candidates crisscrossed battleground states of the weekend, appealing to voters to get to the polls and went over undecided voters. as americans go to the polls tomorrow and have been voting early, how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? here are the numbers to call. host: you can also find us online, using social media. send us a tweet using journal@c- span.org -- twitter.com/c- spanwj. or find a conversation on facebook. you can also e mail us, twitter.com/c-spanwj. how confident are you in the u.s. electoral system? we will bring some articles on how early voting is unfolding, but first, here is the headline from "usa today." 48% to 48%. "it comes down to turnout." host: what do you think about the u.s. electoral system as we head into the final day? voters go to the polls tomorrow. in "u.s. a today," the two candidates made their pitch for why you should vote for them. barack obama, mitt romney,
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on the federal level, the "washington times" reporting on the gerrymandering and gridlock in washington. we are focusing this morning on the state level and one-party rule. those are the stories in the new york times and in the washington times. here's an e-mail -- george and virginia, democratic caller. what do you think? caller: i think that what's going on in washington, it's really nonsense, because if you are a democrat or republican that is elected to office, you are sent there to do what is best for the people, democrats or republicans. not just for one party or the other. the two-party system is very good. these days they want to protect the party and do there will overdoing the will of the people. it seems once they get in office, they don't care about the public anymore until it comes election time. when it comes to election time, they are blaming one or the other. host: if you are ready to start thinking about the next campaign election cycle, there are some stories in the newspaper this morning. front page of the new york times, jeb bush. bill clinton has visited there as we
on the federal level, the "washington times" reporting on the gerrymandering and gridlock in washington. we are focusing this morning on the state level and one-party rule. those are the stories in the new york times and in the washington times. here's an e-mail -- george and virginia, democratic caller. what do you think? caller: i think that what's going on in washington, it's really nonsense, because if you are a democrat or republican that is elected to office, you are sent there...
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you are on "washington journal." caller: be romney -- the romney add was so of certification because all of those dealers would be out of business if chrysler was allowed to fall. i did we have been paid back for the loan many times over. did i think we have been paid back for the loan many times over. not just the direct payments but the taxes we collected -- social security, medicare, income taxes, property taxes. all of foreclosures that were avoided at all the sales tax is being paid because people have jobs and are participating in the economy. i think if somebody really did the analysis we probably got payback four, five, six times over from the bailout. it was absolutely the right thing to do. it all comes down to -- osama bin laden is dead, general motors is alive and if romney had been president neither would be true. god bless president obama. host: from "the hill" newspaper -- some other news. from "los angeles times" this morning. the president was in ohio yesterday. he was in akron and mansfield, ohio. t
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a similar story from "the washington post." "the obama administration, ordering the evacuation of all personnel from tunisia and the sudan. -- suzanne." we will be focusing more on this later in the program. the new share with you more of what is in the editorial page in "the new york times." as we all prepare for retirement, the editorial has this -- host: is a related story from the fox business channel, are your savings ready to retire? "50% of americans have $25,000 in savings, total savings retirement, as well as other investments." we want to teach your calls on whether other americans are headed for an insecure retirement. fred is on the phone, independent line. good morning. caller: at this age you have to deal with something called the ryan budget. it wants to take medicare, social security, everything old people need to just live. they want to take a lot of this way. and there is no way a retired person can make this money up. they want to give this money to the rich. for tax breaks. how anyone could retire under thos
a similar story from "the washington post." "the obama administration, ordering the evacuation of all personnel from tunisia and the sudan. -- suzanne." we will be focusing more on this later in the program. the new share with you more of what is in the editorial page in "the new york times." as we all prepare for retirement, the editorial has this -- host: is a related story from the fox business channel, are your savings ready to retire? "50% of americans...
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front page of the washington times. mitt romney has crossed a major threshold, moving above 50% in his favorability ratings. and for the first time he leaves president obama on about measure of favorability. and back to the wall street journal on money. the gop nominee and super pacs backing him will spend about 55 million this week, up from 40 million two weeks ago. mr. obama and democrats will spend roughly $33 million, up from $24.7 million two weeks ago. most of the pro-romney spending comes from outside groups. which do not get the lower, favorable rates for air time that stations, by law must offer to candidates. so that is how much money is going to be spent. this week compared to the last two weeks on ads in this campaign 2012. a quick update on that senate race in virginia, the "baltimore sun," senate slugfest comes down to the wire between the two former governors, tim kaine and john allen. voters have barely budged after a relentless 18 months of battling. they are singing the race is too close to call. and t
front page of the washington times. mitt romney has crossed a major threshold, moving above 50% in his favorability ratings. and for the first time he leaves president obama on about measure of favorability. and back to the wall street journal on money. the gop nominee and super pacs backing him will spend about 55 million this week, up from 40 million two weeks ago. mr. obama and democrats will spend roughly $33 million, up from $24.7 million two weeks ago. most of the pro-romney spending...
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by three of the washington bureau reporters. they turned down the young boston consultant. and as partners tapped an eclectic roster. raising more than a third of their investment funds from wealthy foreigners, many of whom used overseas financial entities and low tax havens. most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and other public records -- bain capital was emeshed in the largely opaque world of international high finance from its inception. romney faces increasing criticism for his own involvement in exotic offshore investment funds. that is front page of the chicago tribune this morning. and the lead story in the miami herald is -- in congress, few released their congress. nancy pelosi was an phatic. mitt romney the's to release more than two years of his tax return, it makes him unfit to win confirmation as a member of the president's cabinet, let alo
by three of the washington bureau reporters. they turned down the young boston consultant. and as partners tapped an eclectic roster. raising more than a third of their investment funds from wealthy foreigners, many of whom used overseas financial entities and low tax havens. most financial investors money came from corporations registered in panama, then one of the world's most secretive business jurisdictions, offering a confidentiality intense advantages. previously unreleased details and...
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we are talking in washington with a managing director of the washington institute for near east policy. he is a former senior director for national affairs. guest: i was there from 2005- 2008. host: educated at princeton and harvard. lakewood, new jersey, independent. caller: how large is the iranian navy? do they have the understanding that the fifth fleet is prepared to sink every ship they have? guest: it is a good question. iran has two navies. it has its regular navy and it also has a navy with his associate with the revolutionary guard. the regular navy which consists of the big warships is quite weak. iranians have not invested very much in that ship to ship capability. the iranians have invested in the revolutionary guard navy and especially asymmetric capability like small speedboats which could conduct swarming attacks on u.s. naval vessels. also sea mines, like influence mines which don't require you to run into them. they have divers who could put explosives on ships and so forth. they have invested in those asymmetric capabilities and the look at their defense doctrine and
we are talking in washington with a managing director of the washington institute for near east policy. he is a former senior director for national affairs. guest: i was there from 2005- 2008. host: educated at princeton and harvard. lakewood, new jersey, independent. caller: how large is the iranian navy? do they have the understanding that the fifth fleet is prepared to sink every ship they have? guest: it is a good question. iran has two navies. it has its regular navy and it also has a navy...
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listen to them all on c-span radio in the washington, d. spent -- washington, d.c. area. listen to it nationwide on satellite radio. or online, c-span.org. >> i believe that it is important to emphasize that while it is great to have this memorial added to his memory, having streets and schools and hospitals named in his honor, it is also important to not place too much emphasis on martin luther king the idol, but not enough emphasis on the ideals of martin luther king jr.. and >> take a look at the legacy of dr. martin luther king jr., online, on the c-span video library. >> in this episode of fact check video, we are going to take a look at rick perry and the science behind his climate change research. >> a substantial number of scientists have manipulated data. and >> what i'd do is i raise different comments by politicians. if you say something that is completely outrageous, if you see something that is misleading or out of context, you might get just one pinocchio. >> in his column, glenn kessler discusses the veracity of political -- of politicians. >> even when it
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this is from the "washington post." reporting from tampa, it says from the convention stage here the republican party has tried to highlight its die versity to emphasize their economic appeal. host: that's information coming to us from "the washington post" reporting from tampa. mitt romney can accept the g.o.p. nomination in a speech that caps off the republican convention that's been going on the last couple of days. we would like to get your impressions and what you hope to hear from candidate romney. let's go to mike now in vermont on our independent line. hi, mike. caller: good morning. i like mr. romney to expand further on news reports that he has committed sheldon adelson to go to war in iran. i'd also like him to comment on him going to france when threatened by a draft or in the vietnam war. i would like to find out if any one in his family has ever served in the u.s. military because i can't find any records when i google. i would like to find out if he does go to war in iran, will any of his five sons be in
this is from the "washington post." reporting from tampa, it says from the convention stage here the republican party has tried to highlight its die versity to emphasize their economic appeal. host: that's information coming to us from "the washington post" reporting from tampa. mitt romney can accept the g.o.p. nomination in a speech that caps off the republican convention that's been going on the last couple of days. we would like to get your impressions and what you hope...
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this is from "the washington times." as we continue to take your calls on the president's appointment of richard cordray. ohio, bob on the republican line. caller: how are you doing? i want to address a couple of the callers you had before. our local speed limit on the highway is 65. the other morning i was late for work and i was going 75. but, you know, i thought it was okay because i just ignored the rules like president obama was doing. a senate was not out on recess so it is illegal. and the driving 75 in 65 is illegal. simple. anybody can figure it out. i do agree with the caller that we should get out of the democrats and king obama's way and let him ruke the country and tell us how to live our lives. host: yemen's leader will not seek treatment in the u.s.. and here is how this newspaper placed the richard cordray appointment. and here is the front page of " the atlanta journal constitution." last call comes from tarboro, north carolina. greg the independent line. caller: other presidents have made appointments d
this is from "the washington times." as we continue to take your calls on the president's appointment of richard cordray. ohio, bob on the republican line. caller: how are you doing? i want to address a couple of the callers you had before. our local speed limit on the highway is 65. the other morning i was late for work and i was going 75. but, you know, i thought it was okay because i just ignored the rules like president obama was doing. a senate was not out on recess so it is...
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"the washington post." "pentagon revamps its spying program. the new unit is to work closely with the cia as the military moves to expand its reach. this new unit is called the defense service, would work with the cia, creating two organizations that have -- two organizations that have often seen each other as rivals. the new agency being formed at the pentagon." "the financial times" has this headline, "leader to face austerity backlash," both in germany, france, and the netherlands. and "usa today" has this had lied about financial illiteracy. millen deals are the latest generation to struggle with dollars at -- "miller anneals are the latest generation to struggle with dollars and cents." $1,800 is the average credit card debt for those 20-29. 13 states require high school students to take a personal financial class. 60% of 18 to 34-year olds are not keeping a budget. president obama will talk about it later today, at 1:00 p.m. eastern time at the university of north carolina. look for coverage at c-span.org. both president obama and former
"the washington post." "pentagon revamps its spying program. the new unit is to work closely with the cia as the military moves to expand its reach. this new unit is called the defense service, would work with the cia, creating two organizations that have -- two organizations that have often seen each other as rivals. the new agency being formed at the pentagon." "the financial times" has this headline, "leader to face austerity backlash," both in...
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in washington, washington had about 30,000 people as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority free, no slaves. >> what led to the first race riots? jefferson morley recounts what happened, part of what today's through new year's day on c- span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: damian paletta join us here at the table. thank you for joining us. this is the fourth time that congress has had a post- christmas lame duck session. what does that tell you about the magnitude of the issues? guest: it is not like an issue us.'s snuck up on expiring tax cuts, payroll tax cuts is going away. all these things have been out there for a long time. some of this was put off because of the election. they have to get some kind of deal to avert what can be a messy beginning of the new year. host: any deal is likely to be limited. guest: we have heard about the talks between president obama and john boehner. a grand deal that would include some changes to social security, medicare, cuts in defense spending potentially as well. talking $4 trillion -- we are talking
in washington, washington had about 30,000 people as a city. 12,000 of them were black. the majority free, no slaves. >> what led to the first race riots? jefferson morley recounts what happened, part of what today's through new year's day on c- span2's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: damian paletta join us here at the table. thank you for joining us. this is the fourth time that congress has had a post- christmas lame duck session. what does that tell...
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in washington, d.c. last night, it was the correspondence dinner, an event known as oscar night for politicians. we will get to all that and more but this week will mark the one- year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. we want to know if you think the u.s. is set for today because of it. give us a call and let us know your thoughts. you can also send your comments via email and through facebook and director. a good morning to you. this week will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden and the headline in the "new york daily news" - that is from "the new york daily news" today. there is an editorial by goes along with that article. that is from the package of the story of the editorial from "the daily news"today. to's start getting calls talk about whether the u.s. is safer today. we go to a democrat from harlem, new york, good morning. caller: good morning. give me a moment -- i have not called in 12 years. there will be retroactive repercussions from the death of andbin k
in washington, d.c. last night, it was the correspondence dinner, an event known as oscar night for politicians. we will get to all that and more but this week will mark the one- year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. we want to know if you think the u.s. is set for today because of it. give us a call and let us know your thoughts. you can also send your comments via email and through facebook and director. a good morning to you. this week will mark the one-year anniversary of the...
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we will talk with the winners during washington journal. "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with frank rusco. frank, the headline in the "usa today" this morning. can you explain? what happened there? guest: we have been looking at this program for about a five years. the program was started in 2005. congress created the program to give a financing to innovative energy projects. these projects are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. for example, nuclear power energy years -- generated for qualify -- the generators would qualify. typically, we look at the processes that are followed in reviewing our applications and issuing loans. our most recent report has found, as we have found in the past, that the loan guarantee program is not always following those processes to the letter. they are also not documenting very well their decisions. this creates problems for us. host: what is happening? what the ramifications of that? guest: over time, the program has set itself up and done a very good job of coming up to speed. it has taken a while. it has learne
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you do "washington times," "washington post," washington journal. -- "washington journal." host: and the washington -- >> mostly are conservative and their headline news, you to do the headlines are misleading. host: chris, we do the "washington post" through the "new york times." we do a lot of papers here. the "boston globe," "pittsburgh post gazette." we don't write the headlines. we're just letting you know what people here in washington are reading and what the headlines are. that headline actually the one that you referenced is the "baltimore sun" this morning and it says backers urged obama to support plank and democratic platform. so supporters of gay marriage want president obama to include this into the democratic platform. st. paul, minnesota, ray, republican, good morning. caller: good morning. concerning romney, he's saying he's conservative, but he's not because of the fact that he's not a christian, he's a mormon. mormons go by the book of mormons. and christians follow the teachings of christ, which is opposite of what the mormons believe. host: so ray, is t
you do "washington times," "washington post," washington journal. -- "washington journal." host: and the washington -- >> mostly are conservative and their headline news, you to do the headlines are misleading. host: chris, we do the "washington post" through the "new york times." we do a lot of papers here. the "boston globe," "pittsburgh post gazette." we don't write the headlines. we're just letting you know what...
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host: i will lead this from "the washington post. -- "the washington post." guest: that is one area where the government can help create jobs rather rapidly, which is in the building roads and bridges and a traditional government responsibility. we have a lot of work we can do in that area. there has been a fight over that. this is what happens when you get so much in debt. you do not get enough money for something worthwhile like that. that is a very legitimate teapot -- legitimate point. how much money or whether to put money into construction so they can hire somebody and put them to work on the roads. right now, you see a slump because of state and local. you have cities and counties and states also. they make up the lion's share of the road building in the united states. you see a slump there. there are constraints that were at the government level. our debt was so high that you have to argue over the traditional responsibilities. host: our jobs in transportation and construction still seen as far as what we saw in stimulus spending? >> guest: the federa
host: i will lead this from "the washington post. -- "the washington post." guest: that is one area where the government can help create jobs rather rapidly, which is in the building roads and bridges and a traditional government responsibility. we have a lot of work we can do in that area. there has been a fight over that. this is what happens when you get so much in debt. you do not get enough money for something worthwhile like that. that is a very legitimate teapot --...
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mayor, i'm from seattle, washington. we saw governor o'malley struggling when he was asked the question of whether we are better off today. why is it so hard defining with things are? --where things are? >> i opened up knowing i was going to get past that, and yes, we are better off. we lost 3.5 million jobs, and that was the part of his speaking to, but to say something about gov. o'malley, if you listen to his full answer, he hit it out of the park. he laid out the differences that have occurred over the last four years versus the policies that got us here and the beginning of the recession. folks focused on the no, focused -- two of its surrogates did not answer the question -- >> it is a hard question to .nswer clearly people are not better off. >> we are better off. are we where we want to be? no way. by the way, you know where the 12 million jobs and that governor romney talked about comes from? you would not know, because he is not shown you that pat. -- path. moody's analytics said that if we continue on this pat
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"washington journal" continues. host: brad woodhouse is communications director for the democratic national committee, and sean spicer is the communications director for the republican national committee. rick santorum suspended his campaign. sean spicer, what does it mean? guest: it brings us closer down the path to getting a nominee. host: we heard the president talk about the campaign, but he did not mention either rick santorum or mitt romney by name when he was out doing a public event. what is he looking at right now? guest: what the president is looking at is what he has been doing what he has been in office. we're getting to the end of the republican process. he is doing relatively little campaigning, trying to move the country forward. he worked with congress, and they did come to some agreement on the jobs at, but we're getting into election mode for sure. host: brad woodhouse, give us the strongest positive message president obama has to offer, and what is the biggest attack he will lobby against the othe
"washington journal" continues. host: brad woodhouse is communications director for the democratic national committee, and sean spicer is the communications director for the republican national committee. rick santorum suspended his campaign. sean spicer, what does it mean? guest: it brings us closer down the path to getting a nominee. host: we heard the president talk about the campaign, but he did not mention either rick santorum or mitt romney by name when he was out doing a public...
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there was a story from the washington post. host: 1 story in the washington post and another in another paper. caller: nobody finds it appeared that the only people in politics any more are lawyers or extremely rich people. on top of that, there's no normal everyday people in politics, but on top of that, but to problem is these people are making millions and millions and millions of dollars on books, on speaking tours. newt gingrich or bill clinton is making an ungodly amount of money going to colleges or this place or that place and speaking. to be able to make the money that they want to make on the speaking tours, they have to hiked up the rhetoric as much as possible. look at how much people are making at fox news or msnbc. newt gingrich it or sarah palin had to think for two months about whether they wanted to run for the presidency of united states, because they did not want to lose their contracts with a news corp.. host: that was steven in florida in gainesville. the washington post and others have about the supreme co
there was a story from the washington post. host: 1 story in the washington post and another in another paper. caller: nobody finds it appeared that the only people in politics any more are lawyers or extremely rich people. on top of that, there's no normal everyday people in politics, but on top of that, but to problem is these people are making millions and millions and millions of dollars on books, on speaking tours. newt gingrich or bill clinton is making an ungodly amount of money going to...
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"washington journal" continues. host: we turn now to a debate in the senate over the proposed cyber security act of 2012. gregory nojeim explain, the personal privacy component to this legislation. guest: a major part is about letting companies to share information with the government about the cybersecurity threats that they see in the internet traffic that goes over their network. it is about scaring e-mail and internet use -- it is about scaring e-mail and internet use. it is import they do not share personal information that is not needed for cybersecurity. host: some of the components will be talking about and you can call us on the democratic line, 202-737-0001. republicans, 202-737-0002. independents, 202-628-0205. we were showing some stats about the cybersecurity act of 2012. host: your group is concerned about the personal privacy aspect of this bill. guest: we do not support it. the major problems are the breath of the authority is given to companies. .o block data, n the breath of the security given make
"washington journal" continues. host: we turn now to a debate in the senate over the proposed cyber security act of 2012. gregory nojeim explain, the personal privacy component to this legislation. guest: a major part is about letting companies to share information with the government about the cybersecurity threats that they see in the internet traffic that goes over their network. it is about scaring e-mail and internet use -- it is about scaring e-mail and internet use. it is...
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the lead story from "the washington post." their major front-page story on mitt romney and is perhaps school pranks. you can see the size of the piece. it is about his days as the elite boys perhaps school. i will refer you to the newspaper if you would like to read more about what they describe as some of the incidents of pranks. this spurred an apology from mitt romney yesterday. mitt romney found self responding to allegations. host: romney the mirrors on gay marriage -- he is giving the commencement address at liberty university. let me give you that. he struggled to gain the support of evangelicals. host: the next phone call, donald, tallahassee, democrat. caller: i like to respond to the fact that politicians have on the american people today. thousands of years ago when israel, the israel people wanted a cane and they said, we want a man came -- wanted a king and they said we want a man king. going to quote something. they should cut out and get the king nature has chosen. the people refuse to -- they said we want a man
the lead story from "the washington post." their major front-page story on mitt romney and is perhaps school pranks. you can see the size of the piece. it is about his days as the elite boys perhaps school. i will refer you to the newspaper if you would like to read more about what they describe as some of the incidents of pranks. this spurred an apology from mitt romney yesterday. mitt romney found self responding to allegations. host: romney the mirrors on gay marriage -- he is...
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this is yesterday's "the washington post." the right that the fresh tax revenue generated by raising taxes on the wealthy as obama wants -- "additional savings set to hit in 2013, the sequester host: so, dayton, ohio, dolores, you are the first. what are you willing to sacrifice? caller: i think that they are going about it wrong. put everything on the table. i think that entitlements should be the last thing that they attack. those of the things about the budget, to meet, i am not saying that we do not need it, of course we do, but they need to be looked at. if we do not look at it and we get things like rock star generals with biographers, that sort of thing, somehow the economists, specialists, and experts never mentioned the defense budget. host: you are the perfect first phone call, that is what we are focusing on today on "the washington journal." for the whole part of the show we will be talking about defense, sequestration, and what it means for the pentagon. we will develop the entire show to that discussion. stay wit
this is yesterday's "the washington post." the right that the fresh tax revenue generated by raising taxes on the wealthy as obama wants -- "additional savings set to hit in 2013, the sequester host: so, dayton, ohio, dolores, you are the first. what are you willing to sacrifice? caller: i think that they are going about it wrong. put everything on the table. i think that entitlements should be the last thing that they attack. those of the things about the budget, to meet, i am...
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"washington journal" is next. ♪ ♪ host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal" this july 4, 2012, independence day. we honor america's birth as a nation. on july 2, 1776, the continental congress voted to separate from great britain and adopted the declaration of independence two days later adopted by -- drafted by thomas jefferson. today we ask you believe in american exceptional ism. here are the numbers to call -- host: what do you think? we will talk about the history of american exceptionalism and where the term comes from and whether you think it applies today. good morning, iowa, independent line. caller: happy fourth of july, 2012. >> you as well. caller: i don't believe america is exceptional. i think all people are equal and exceptional separates people and when we separate people, we start having problems with discrimination which basically americans build on a foundation of discrimination. we are all at risk this november november if they put mitt romney in power. our society is controlled by a business, corporations, and government together over the people. we c
"washington journal" is next. ♪ ♪ host: good morning and welcome to "washington journal" this july 4, 2012, independence day. we honor america's birth as a nation. on july 2, 1776, the continental congress voted to separate from great britain and adopted the declaration of independence two days later adopted by -- drafted by thomas jefferson. today we ask you believe in american exceptional ism. here are the numbers to call -- host: what do you think? we will talk about...
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including his leadership in washington. in a city that is far too often characterized by padding his in the personal attacks, paul ryan is a shining star. he does not demonize his opponents. honorable people can have honest differences and he appeals to the better angels of our nature, the people in the other party who might disagree. i do not know of anyone who does not respect his character and judgment. [cheers and applause] he has been in public life for all the right reasons. not to advance his personal ambition, but to advance the ideals of freedom and justice and to increase opportunity and prosperity to the people of every class and faith, every age, and ethnic background. a faithful catholic, paul believes in though words and dignity of every human life. -- paul believes in the worth and dignity of every human life. [cheers and applause] with energy, and vision, paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. he understands the fiscal challenges facing america. our exploding deficits and crushi
including his leadership in washington. in a city that is far too often characterized by padding his in the personal attacks, paul ryan is a shining star. he does not demonize his opponents. honorable people can have honest differences and he appeals to the better angels of our nature, the people in the other party who might disagree. i do not know of anyone who does not respect his character and judgment. [cheers and applause] he has been in public life for all the right reasons. not to...
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in washington, d.c. to talk about pakistan. it is sunday, july 8th, the washington journal continues. we're back in a moment. >> i was turned back to my desk an doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 480 tons of destroyer violently thrust up and toit right, it's almost as we hanged in the air as the ship was doing this odd dimensional twisting and flexing. we came in the water, lights went out, ceiling tiles popped out, everything lifted up about a foot and slammed back down. i literally grabbed the underside of my desk in a braced position until the shipped stopped moving. >> more with commander kirk lippold tonight on c-span's q & a. >> one of my favorite drug toss talk about is this ritopamine, which is in maybe half of pigs, half of cows and a lot of the turkeys, and most was drugs they are giving is to make animals grow faster but this particular drug is not withdrawn when they walk on to the killing floor and that means
in washington, d.c. to talk about pakistan. it is sunday, july 8th, the washington journal continues. we're back in a moment. >> i was turned back to my desk an doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 480 tons of destroyer violently thrust up and toit right, it's almost as we hanged in the air as the ship was doing this odd dimensional twisting and flexing. we came in the water, lights went out, ceiling tiles...
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"washington journal" is next. host: good morning. welcome to "washington journal." congress returns to washington with the clock counting down on time left to tackle the tough fiscal cliff and make decisions about taxes, spending, and budget cuts. states are looking at how they can be affected. a question for you this morning, whether states should have a say in budget talks. here are the numbers to call. if you can also find us online. here is the headline in "the new york times." the pew center has a new study out called "the impact on the fiscal cliff on states." here is what it says. we would do more into these and how they will specifically affect states on an individual basis. there is a question on whether the fiscal cliff would hurt. it says -- our question for you this morning is whether the states should have a stake of in negotiations. looking more in the story "the new york times." it says -- some of the benefits states could receive, nobody is retained that president obama and republicans in congress will fail to reach an accord because they feel -- the
"washington journal" is next. host: good morning. welcome to "washington journal." congress returns to washington with the clock counting down on time left to tackle the tough fiscal cliff and make decisions about taxes, spending, and budget cuts. states are looking at how they can be affected. a question for you this morning, whether states should have a say in budget talks. here are the numbers to call. if you can also find us online. here is the headline in "the new...
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"washington journal" is next. host: federal officials including lawmakers on capitol hill are looking at how to slash wait times and possibly boost early voting. that will be hours subject for the first section of this edition of "the washington journal." for the first 45 minutes we will be talking to you about remedies to speed up the voting process. the numbers are on the screen. you can reach out to us by social media. @cspanwj. the conversation constantly going on on facebook -- facebook.com/cspan. we begin this morning with a look at the lead story in "the baltimore sun." pushed to speed of voting processes is the headline. he writes -- we want to find out from you, our viewers and listeners, your thoughts and remedies on speeding up the voting process. more from the article in "the baltimore sun." the article goes on to talk about a bill being proposed by virginia by senator mark warner. it says -- we would like to show you a little bit more about what the president had to say regarding voting lines and poll
"washington journal" is next. host: federal officials including lawmakers on capitol hill are looking at how to slash wait times and possibly boost early voting. that will be hours subject for the first section of this edition of "the washington journal." for the first 45 minutes we will be talking to you about remedies to speed up the voting process. the numbers are on the screen. you can reach out to us by social media. @cspanwj. the conversation constantly going on on...